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[Solved] emerge stuck at github login

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[Solved] emerge stuck at github login

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Post by jyoung » Thu Feb 12, 2026 2:55 pm

Hi Folks, I recently attempted to start the updated process with emerge --sync, and got this message:

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=== Sync completed for gentoo
>>> Syncing repository 'vifino-overlay' into '/var/db/repos/vifino-overlay'...
/usr/bin/git fetch origin --depth 1
Username for 'https://github.com': XXXX
Password for 'XXXX': 
remote: Invalid username or token. Password authentication is not supported for Git operations.
fatal: Authentication failed for 'https://github.com/gentoo-mirror/vifino-overlay.git/'
!!! git fetch error in /var/db/repos/vifino-overlay
Where XXXX stands in for my github login. So, it looks like github no longer allows this kind of username password login?

But, there's a second issue also: I don't actually have the vifino overlay installed. I used to, and I thought I'd removed it. Checking with eselect seems to confirm this:

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eselect repository list  | grep vifino
  [385] vifino-overlay # (https://github.com/vifino/vifino-overlay)
vifino was the first overlay I ever tried to setup, and honestly I'm still an overlay newbie, so probably I messed up when I removed it.

I'd be grateful for any help or advice on either of these points.
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Post by grknight » Thu Feb 12, 2026 3:02 pm

jyoung wrote:

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fatal: Authentication failed for 'https://github.com/gentoo-mirror/vifino-overlay.git/'
As announced in https://www.gentoo.org/support/news-ite ... moval.html , most gentoo-mirror repositories were removed.
Please delete and recreate the repo. The news item has details.
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Post by fedeliallalinea » Thu Feb 12, 2026 3:03 pm

https://www.gentoo.org/support/news-ite ... moval.html
Questions are guaranteed in life; Answers aren't.

"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety,
deserve neither liberty nor safety."
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https://www.news.admin.ch/it/nsb?id=103968
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Post by jyoung » Thu Feb 12, 2026 7:38 pm

Got it, thanks! This following cleared this issue

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 eselect repository remove vifino-overlay
Thanks for pointing me to that news item, which I missed earlier.
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